Classes and After-school ProgramsOur programs encourage student growth through interactive discussions and participation as well as self discovery through interaction with dogs and sheep and their peers.

Communications and BehaviorThrough demonstrations and interaction with sheep, students will learn:

How body language conveys emotion and affects their messages

How to build positive, healthy relationships with peers

How bullying behavior affects sheep and how it translates to peers and how to develop anti bullying postures

Effective communication skills

Sheep Herding and Wool Spinning

Through demonstration of interactions between the handler, dog and sheep, students will learn:

Working relationships between man and animals and how it relates to peers

Teamwork

Effective communication skills

Uses and care of sheep throughout history

There are 3 options for this program:Combination of Herding and Spinning- 1 hour 45 minutesHerding only 30-45 minutesSpinning and Uses of Sheep only 1 hour